Duvalay in bid to crack US leisure market

Duvalay in bid to crack US leisure market

Award-winning sleep specialists Duvalay have granted exclusive distribution rights to its first ever US-based partner.

A ground-breaking order was shipped to Atlanta, GA after the Duvalay Sleeping Bags debuted at the 2017 Las Vegas Market – the largest furniture, home décor and gift tradeshow in the West of the US.

The BBC Dragons’ Den stars have now formalised their exciting new partnership with Georgia-based Disc-O-Bed, who are makers of versatile bed bunks for indoor and outdoor usage – signing a deal that has brought their flagship product to the US market.

“Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson said: ‘Everyone should have a Duvalay’, and we’re proud to have sold over a million since we perfected our initial design concept on our family kitchen table!” says Sales & Marketing Director Liz Colleran.

“After successfully establishing the brand in Europe, the United States was always our next frontier, which is why my husband Alan and I flew out there to secure a retail partner who shared our passion for designing high-quality solutions to common camping headaches.

‘We found our perfect match in Disc-O-Bed, who have created an innovative modular disc bed system that’s particularly popular with RV owners, but can also be used at children’s sleepovers, by the military and even in disaster relief zones. Watching the first container be stocked and sealed was a mega moment in our company’s history, and we’re delighted to see our Duvalays on Disc-O-Bed’s e-commerce website, as well as hearing from happy customers Stateside!”

Troubled by the insomnia and back pain so often associated with caravanning and camping, Dewsbury couple Liz and Alan first hit upon the idea of an innovative, superior, comfort-enhancing mattress topper in 2003. Consequently, Duvalay's portable memory foam was born after extensive design and testing.

An immediate success upon launch, their ‘hero’ product helped secure an investment from ‘Dragon’ Hilary Devey CBE in 2011. Disc-O-Bed Director Douglas Owen is the latest Duvalay convert and said: “Partnering with Duvalay is a strategic move to align Disc-O-Bed with synergistic products that make sense. Duvalay is a perfect fit for Disc-O-Bed in the US – bringing our motto of ‘Sleep Solutions’ to a broader range. We love the family business concept that Liz and Alan bring, as we too are family-owned. We look forward to a long-lasting relationship.”

US customers can purchase Duvalay products at https://www.discobedshop.com/collections/accessories

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